ਖ਼ੌਫ਼
Punjabi
Etymology
From Arabic خَوْف (ḵawf).
Adjective
ਖ਼ੌਫ਼ • (xauf) (Shahmukhi spelling خوف)
- fear, terror, fright
- Guru Granth Sahib, Bhagat Ravidas, translation by Inni Kaur and Harinder Singh, ang 345:
- ਨਾਂ ਤਸਵੀਸ ਖਿਰਾਜੁ ਨ ਮਾਲੁ ਖਉਫੁ ਨ ਖਤਾ ਨ ਤਰਸੁ ਜਵਾਲੁ
- nā̃ tasvīs khirāju na mālu khauphu na khatā na tarsu javālu
- No grief, no taxes on commodities. No fear of error, no fear of loss.
- Synonyms: ਦਹਿਲ (dahil), ਡਰ (ḍar), ਭੈ (bhai), ਸਹਿਮ (sahim), ਦਹਸ਼ਤ (dahśat)
- Guru Granth Sahib, Bhagat Ravidas, translation by Inni Kaur and Harinder Singh, ang 345:
References
- “ਖ਼ੌਫ਼”, in Punjabipedia [ਪੰਜਾਬੀਪੀਡੀਆ] (in Punjabi), Patiala: Punjabi University, 2023
- Singh, Bhai Maya (1895), “ਖ਼ੌਫ਼”, in The Panjabi Dictionary, Lahore: Munshi Gulab Singh and Sons.